Hiss of Death

A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Spring is in the air in Crozet, Virginia, and Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen looks forward to her first season of harvesting grapes. But then Harry falls ill and finds herself in a hospital--where a nurse turns up dead. When another hospital staffer kicks the bucket soon after, it falls to Harry's animal friends to crack the case.

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I have read or listened to most of the books in this series, this is the one I liked the least. Everytime something new was brought into the story line there was a long winded lecture. It simply is not an enjoyable book.

This book is in my opinion, not as good as the previous books in this series. There was way too much talk about political opinions and too much melodrama about breast cancer. Yes, I've had friends with breast cancer, and I've had suspicious cells removed myself, but all this freaking out about a lump is misguided. In doing my own research, about 90% of the time, a lump is nothing to worry about. My attitude is why get my knickers in a twist until there is something verifiable to get concerned over. I wish the book had been more mystery and less political commentary. I like these books, but I don't think this plot was as well developed as in some of the preceding books in the series.